Lineman&#39;s combination-tool.



R. H. BROWN LINEMANS COMBINATION TOOL. APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1908, au Patented. May 18, 1909.

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R. H. BROWN. LINEMANS COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19 1908.

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LEE-JEE'ZA is Noj921f792.

Application filed. May 19,-

' citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angcles, in' the countyLos Angcles and State of California, lm-vc invented a. new and usefulLincmuns Conihinnt iouTool, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is intended for the use of mechanics, but moreparticularly for those constructing and repairing tclcg iph, tolcphone,or other serial wiredines lGl tclogroph, telephone, or other electricsystems.

The tool is in the nature oi o claw lininmcr so constructed as tofacilitate the off'orntion of drawing nails, of gripping a wire to drawthe sonic tight Without cutting or crimping the Wire, and also to enablethe lineman to hook the hammer on a. horizontal Wire for temporarysupport to enable him to use his hands h'eel v'ior other purposes.

An object of the invention is to provide in the simplest form onimplenic answering to l the nhovo requirements.

A further object oi the invenl ion is to provide improved means forpulling hoodlrss nails or scrcws, and in a. general way tofacilichoracler of nail or screw.

An advantage aimed at hy this invention is the ready pulling of longnails without tho necessity of hlocking up the lumnner-hcnd. Thenail-pulling device in this tool is adapted to grip and simultaneouslycramp thc nnil and nil'ord a oontinuous purchase for successivemovements in drawing the some; and to rntpidl take suc('.cssiv andrenewed holds of the nail along its length ns'the nail is partiallydrawn by successivc niowiucuts, so that hy an oscillating movement ofthe hauniner-lnuidle, thereby rocking the innumerllGftLl sidewise, thesonic can he manic to crznnp and draw the nail lg a. rapid succession ofmovements of the hand.

Tho zwcon'ipauying drawings illustrzito the invention.

Figure 1 is a view oi one side or" It comhiiuition tool constructed in:iccordzmcc with this invention; a portion of the huminerdmudlo isbroken to contractthe view. It is to he understood that hcth sides ol'the hammer are alike. Fig. 2 is n. rear view of the hammer in positionfor starting a nail. The handle is broken away i or cleorncss ofillustration. F 1g. 34s a rca rvicw similar to Fig. .2, cr-zoept ingthot'the hammer rocked to bring the handle toward. on upright position.Fig. l is j; fipecincution oi Letters ?atent.

'@ 'JOMBINATKON-TOOL.

Patented May 18, 1909.

1908. Serial No. 433,?76.

a section on line 2 "x", Fig. 1, looking to the left. Fig. 5 is asection on line .1 I5, Fig. 1, looking to the right. The tool is shownin position for pulling a. nail. Dotted lines desiguate successivepositions in'the operation oi pulling the nail. Fig. 6 is a. sideelevation ol' the tool hanging upon a Wire. Fig. 7 a

. perspective view of too tool. in this View a.

wire is shown bent over one of the claws of 5 the tool for the purpose0! stretching the vnre.

Fig. 8 is 2L sectional view of the tool hooked onto a nail which isbrought into the inner end 01 a limb b of the T-shapod clutching slot inthe operation of pulling a portially-drivcn or p21rtiolly-drown longnail. The line of section upon which this view is taken is such as toavoid cutting the clovcn part of the harm l mar-head.

1 designates a. hammer-head provided with the usual eye 2 in which thehandle 3 is so cured in the usual way.

4 is n hsnunc'risce of the usual construction.

5 and 6 designate the claws of the hannner 1 between which is avi-shaped slot '7 rescinl blin the usual form of slot in a claw hummer.In tlic preferred construction this slot extends as near to the eye 2 ofthe hammerl l head osnray ho practicable, so that the body of the nullmay he brought close to the eye.

The claw portion of the hummer-head is rocker-shaped, substantially aswith former hammer-hauls, but is dillercnt from owner hammer-heads inthat it is convex in transvorse section as well in longitudinal section,so that the Workman may readily rock the head laterally wall aslongitudinally thereof. The claws are provided with a T- shapedclutching slot 8 opposite the convex ol' the clu. 7 portion and openinginto the space between the claws and eye of the hood. The teeth 9 and 10at the opposito sidcs of the stern of the *f-shamd clutching slotcouverge toward tho head oi' such slot to l'ocilb one the admission oftho Wire for the purpose of hooking the implement onto it horizontalWire, or on a nail, pin, or peg which may he convcnicnt for supportingthe hzuuiner.

(hie liiul) a of the clutching slotextcnds transversely relative the.claw and loiwitudinully rclctivc to the handle, and the other limb 2)extends trunsvcrs Iv relative to tllio hzuidle. and longitudiruillyrelittive to the In practical use, a wire may he grippd by v theimplement by bringing the llllplil'lkl'li into positionon the wire withthe wire inside 1 the T-shaped clutchin slot, and then by drawing theimplement by its handle lengthwise of the wire, the mar ins of theclutching slot will cramp and clutc the wire and pre vent the implementfrom slipping therealong, and this is accomplished without wedging thewire in the implement, and also without kinking or cutting the wire. Bya reverse movement of the handle, the implement may be made to releasethe wire and slip therealong fortaking a new hold as may be required.

The tips of the claws may be individually clawshaped, as indicated at11, notches 12 being provided and the claw coming to a thin edge at itsextremity so that the tip of the claw can be inserted under the head ofa tightly-driven nail, thus to start such--nail from its seat. When thenail has thus been started it may be caught b the claws in the usualway, and the han le may then be rocked in the usual way to further drawthe nail, as is customary.

By roviding the notches 12 the tool is fitted r use in the operation ofstretching a wire in the manner s own in Fig. 7. A fulcrumor, support isfound for the face of the tool, the wire laced in a notch 12 and bentthereover and the handle worked up and down. The notches prevent thewire from slippin sidewise ofl t e claw, and the sharp edge 0' the notchengages the bent .wire to prevent the dlaw from slipping along the wireupon the down-stroke of the handle. On the up-stroke of the handle thenotch slips along the wire, whereupon the wire may bend in a new placebehin the notch and at the succeedmg down-stroke the wire is furtherstretched. Thus, by working the handle down and up the wire may berapidly pulled taut.

As the work of pulling a nail proceeds, the o erator instead of rockingthe hammer in t e usual way, may rock the handle transverse of the head,whereupon the inner edges of the claws clamp the nail between them andwill hold the same tightly as the head is rocked transversely. Theleverage thus exerted upon the nail is much greater than that exertedwhen the hammer is oscillated in a line parallel with the claws.Conseuently, at each oscillation the nail will be drawn with greaterforce than, though not so far as, would be the case with an oscillationlengthwise of the head; but the claws take hold each time the handlemoves away from the vertical line, and this is done automatically andWithout shifting the implement so that the workman can rapidly oscillatethe implement transversely of the claws, thercb rapidly drawing the nailb numerous osci lations as compared with t 1e lengthy pulling andseparate s 'ftings of the im lement necessary-vfo draw the nail when t e/handle is head.

The implements which this im lement is intended to displace are the mostrequently used tools required by the linemen when on the pole, bothbefore and after the insulators are in place on the cross-arms. case,neither the pole nor the cross-arms ail'o'rd a satisfactory restingplace for the tool when not in actual use. This is especially true whenthe insulators are in place, because there is no room on the cross-armsor pole in or on which the hammer may be placed and from which it'willnot fall toward the ground.

When the wires are in lace on the insulators the difficulty is furt erincreased with hammers of former constructions. Conseuently it hasheretofore been necessary for t e workman to return his'hammer toln'sbelt whenever he wishes to free his hands for other purposes. With thisimplement all that difliculty is obviated in any 'case where one or morewires are strung within reach of the workman, for he simply has to brinthe In either claws above the wire and then allow the arm mer to come toplace on the wire which will be caught by the T-shaped clutchihg slot,and thereupon the hammer is safely held until intentionally removed fromthe wire. I

In the hammers heretofore in use the ball or face 4 overbalancesthehandle so that the hammer cannot be hung on a wire or nail asillustrated in Fig. 6, because the wire will slide along the inclinedinner faces of the ;claws, and this is a very important matterespecially with linemen. of the slot 8 will cause the hammer to hangupon any wire or peg and balance itself regardless .of the relativeweight of the face of the hammer and the handle. In repairing men have aconvenient wire-stretcher, and this wire-stretcher for repair purposesmust meet entirely different requirements from the tools used in runninga new line of wire.

In Fig. 7 I have illustrated the us'eof my tool as a wire-stretcher. Thetool is placed against a cross-arm or any convenient su port, and thewire placed in one of t e notches 12 at the tips of the claws, and thenthe handle used as a lever, and as the wire comes along it may beraised, the tool returned to its forward position to et a new hold, andthe wire. again lowere into the notch. In this way good leverage issecured and at the same time the wire may be rapidly pulled. 4 n Fig. 8Ihave illustrated the pulling 'a long nail, by inserting t the clutchingslot and working: the handle up and down from nearly a horizontal pos i'the handle swings upwardly, and will re- The peculiar form process oi enail in.

electric lines it is important that the repair ing a elew hammer havingteethextending wa'rdly, thereby opemtjng like a .ratehetfrom the clawstoward' the hammer-head so as to form hooks to engage a wire and. sup- Iport the tool.

I11 testimony whereof, I have hereunto set- 15 my hand at Los Angeles,California, this 4th lease the nail as the heodle serihgs downuponthenail.

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2. A lmemans combination too1-compris- JAMES R. TOWNSEND,

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